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| Tag | Description | Attributes | Support Limited To |
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| <A>...</A> | When used with the HREF attribute, inserts a hyperlink into your HTML document. When used with a NAME attribute, inserts an anchor into your HTML document. (In HTML3, use of the <A> tag with the NAME attribute has been pahased out. Instead, you should use the ID element inside block elements.) | NAME="..." HREF="..." | |
| <ABBREV>...</ABBREV> | Indicates that the enclosed text is an abbreviation, and formats it accordingly. | HTML3 | |
| <ACRONYM>...</ACRONYM> | Indicates that the enclosed text is an acronym, and formats it accordingly. | HTML3 | |
| <B>...</B> | Displays the enclosed characters in boldface | ||
| <BASEFONT> | When used with the SIZE attribute, this tag overrides the defaust font size for the document. The font size can be any number from 1 to 7. The default is 3. | SIZE="..." | |
| <BIG>...</BIG> | Displays the enclosed text in a larger font. | HTML3 | |
| <BLINK>...</BLINK> | Causes the enclosed text to blink repeatedly. Known to cause unpredictable behavior in laboratory animals. Use with extreme caution. | Netscape | |
| <CITE>...</CITE> | Formats the enclosed text in the logical citation style. This is used when you quote material from other works. Citation text is displayed by most browsers in italics. | ||
| <CODE>...<CODE> | Formats the enclosed text as computer code. This is the best used when you're showing examples of programming code. <CODE> text is displayed by most browsers in a monospaced font, such as Courier. | ||
| <DEL>... | The enclosed text is marked as deleted. This is generally used in legal documents or other material where it is necessary to display text that has been removed from the current version of a document. | HTML3 | |
| <DFN>...</DFN> | The enclosed text is the defining instance of a term or phrase | HTML3 | |
| <EM>...</EM> | This logical markup tag instructs the browser to display the enclosed text with emphasis. Most browsers display <EM> text in italics. | ||
| <FONT>...</FONT> | This tag allows you to specify font attributes for the enclosed text. The <FONT> tag was originally a Netscape extension, but it is now further extended by Internet Explorer as well. | COLOR=... FACE="..." SIZE=... | Netscape, Internet Explorer |
| <I>...</I> | Displays the enclosed text in italics | HTML3 | |
<INS>...</INS>,/TD>
| The enclosed text is marked as inserted. This is generally used in legal documents or other material where it is necessary to display text that has been added to the current version of a document. | | ||
| <KBD>...</KBD> | This logical markup tag is used to indicate that the enclosed text should be typed in by the reader exactyl as shown. | ||
| <PERSON>...</PERSON> | Marks names of people in the text, allowing them to be highlighted. This tag is also used by some indexing programs to extract names from the text. | HTML3 | |
| <Q>...</Q> | Displays the enclosed text as a quotation. This is formatted by the browser appropriate to the context of the language used. | HTML3 | |
| <SAMP>...</SAMP> | This logical markup tag instructs the browser to display the enclosed text in sample style. This style is used for example material in your document. | ||
| <SMALL>...</SMALL> | Displays the enclosed text in a smaller font. | HTML3 | |
| <STRIKE>...</STRIKE> | Displays the enclosed text in strike-through style, which places a horizontal line through the middle of the text. | ||
| <STONG>...</STRONG> | This logical markup tag instructs the browsero display the enclosed text with strong emphasis. Most browsers display <STRONG> text in bold. | ||
| <SUB>...</SUB> | Displays the enclosed text in subscript, placing it slightly below the current line. | Netscape, HTML3 | |
| <SUP>...</SUP> | Displays the enclosed text in supersctipt, placing it slightly above the current line. | Netscape, HTML3 | |
| <TT>...</TT> | Displays the enclosed text in typewriter style. This is displayed by most browsers in a monospaced font. | ||
| <VAR>...</VAR> | This logical style is used to indicate variables, which are items to be supplied by the reader of the document. |
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